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禪那

禪那

See also: 禅那

Chinese

		abdicate; meditation; abstraction abdicate; meditation; abstraction; (Zen) Buddhism	that; those; (sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing) that; those; (sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing); how; which
trad. (禪那)		禪	那
simp. (禅那)		禅	那

Noun

禪那

(Buddhism) dhyana

Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit ध्यान ‎(dhyāna).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chánnuó, chánnà

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄋㄨㄛˊ, ㄔㄢˊ ㄋㄚˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chánnuó
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄋㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chanrnuo
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠n³⁵ nu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chánnà
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄋㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chanrnah
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠n³⁵ na̠⁵¹/

Middle Chinese: /d͡ʑiᴇn nɑ/▼

Rime
Character	禪	那
Reading #	1/2	1/3
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	泥 (8)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	市連切	諾何切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiᴇn/	/nɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɛn/	/nɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑjæn/	/nɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑian/	/na/
Li Rong	/ʑiɛn/	/nɑ/
Wang Li	/ʑĭɛn/	/nɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ɛn/	/nɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chán	nuó